Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 45 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
South Carolina native plants
USDA PLANTS records 309 plants as native to South Carolina (SC) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
South Carolina native plant list
This list has 309 South Carolina natives that nurseries routinely sell: 91 trees, 53 shrubs, 77 wildflowers, 75 grasses and sedges, 5 ferns and 8 vines. The most widespread include Water Oak, Butterfly Weed and Trumpet Vine, each recorded as native in at least 44 of South Carolina's 46 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in 43 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 44 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 40 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 44 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 42 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 43 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 38 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 31 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 39 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 39 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 42 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 37 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 37 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 40 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A sedge for full sun.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine for full sun.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 40 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 39 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 36 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Coral Greenbrier – Smilax walteri Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 35 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 34 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Elliott's Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 29 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 29 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 31 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 32 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 33 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Fetterbush – Lyonia lucida Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 30 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 29 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Southern Wax Myrtle – Myrica cerifera Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 29 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 29 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Wax Myrtle – Morella cerifera Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 29 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Redbay – Persea borbonia Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 28 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Coast Leucothoe – Leucothoe axillaris Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 26 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 27 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bedstraw St. Johnswort – Hypericum galioides Native
Native in 20 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 2.5 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 25 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Large Gallberry – Ilex coriacea Native
Native in 19 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 12 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Haspan Flatsedge – Cyperus haspan Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hairy Chaffhead – Carphephorus paniculatus Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 19 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in 14 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 19 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 24 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Native
Native in 14 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 39 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 13 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 20 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 17 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 23 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 20 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 17 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 22 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Southern Live Oak – Quercus virginiana Native
Native in 21 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Dwarf Fothergilla – Fothergilla gardenii Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 20 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 10 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 20 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 14 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 20 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Bushy Seaside Tansy – Borrichia frutescens Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 2.6 ft for full sun.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 13 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 19 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 19 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 19 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 10 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 10 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 9 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 9 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Azalea – Rhododendron arborescens Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 8 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 9 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pond Pine – Pinus serotina Native
Native in 18 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 8 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 17 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Sarvis Holly – Ilex amelanchier Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 8 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 17 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Spanish Bayonet – Yucca aloifolia Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 8 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 17 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Turtleweed – Batis maritima Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 1 in for full sun.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 17 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Saw Palmetto – Serenoa repens Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 15 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 13 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pond Cypress – Taxodium ascendens Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass – Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Lob Lolly Bay – Gordonia lasianthus Native
Native in 11 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with early summer flowers.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Sand Cordgrass – Spartina bakeri Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 10 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Seaoats – Uniola paniculata Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Yaupon – Ilex vomitoria Native
Native in 10 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Seashore Dropseed – Sporobolus virginicus Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 8 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Dahoon – Ilex cassine Native
Native in 7 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Needlegrass Rush – Juncus roemerianus Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Slash Pine – Pinus elliottii Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Spruce Pine – Pinus glabra Native
Native in 6 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Atlantic Mannagrass – Glyceria obtusa Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 5 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 4 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
May Hawthorn – Crataegus aestivalis Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 3 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Nutmeg Hickory – Carya myristiciformis Native
Native in 2 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 95 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Ogeechee Tupelo – Nyssa ogeche Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Table Mountain Pine – Pinus pungens Native
Native in 1 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 189 of these 309 plants as native in fewer than half of South Carolina’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
South Carolina’s own list regulates 96 plants. None of them is on this page. South Carolina invasive plants has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 43 of 46 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 46 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 43 of 46 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 21 of 46 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 46 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 11 of 46 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 37 of 46 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 46 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 46 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 46 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 46 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 46 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 10 of 46 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 46 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 46 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Atlantic Mannagrass | Glyceria obtusa | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 46 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 8 of 46 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 46 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 46 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 46 |
| Bedstraw St. Johnswort | Hypericum galioides | Shrub | Full sun | 20 of 46 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 46 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 46 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 46 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 39 of 46 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 24 of 46 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 46 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 46 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 46 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 46 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 36 of 46 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 46 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 30 of 46 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 46 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 34 of 46 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 20 of 46 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 46 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 46 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 30 of 46 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 46 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 46 |
| Bushy Seaside Tansy | Borrichia frutescens | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 5 of 46 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 44 of 46 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 40 of 46 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 46 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 46 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 46 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 13 of 46 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 46 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 33 of 46 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 46 |
| Carolina Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 16 of 46 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 46 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 46 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 31 of 46 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 32 of 46 |
| Coast Leucothoe | Leucothoe axillaris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 46 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 46 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 46 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 46 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 5 of 46 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 37 of 46 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 46 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 46 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 46 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 24 of 46 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 16 of 46 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 46 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 46 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 46 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 20 of 46 |
| Dahoon | Ilex cassine | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 46 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 46 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 28 of 46 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 26 of 46 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 46 |
| Dwarf Fothergilla | Fothergilla gardenii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 11 of 46 |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 46 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 46 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 46 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 46 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 42 of 46 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 46 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 46 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 46 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 36 of 46 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 46 |
| Elliott's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 32 of 46 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 30 of 46 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 33 of 46 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 26 of 46 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 22 of 46 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 46 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 17 of 46 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 46 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 46 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 46 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 28 of 46 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 46 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 46 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 46 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 46 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 46 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 25 of 46 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 46 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 46 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 46 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 46 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 25 of 46 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 24 of 46 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 27 of 46 |
| Hairy Chaffhead | Carphephorus paniculatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 46 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Haspan Flatsedge | Cyperus haspan | Sedge | Full sun | 21 of 46 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 46 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 21 of 46 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 23 of 46 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 17 of 46 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 46 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 46 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 28 of 46 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 28 of 46 |
| Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass | Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 46 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 46 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 46 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 46 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 46 |
| Large Gallberry | Ilex coriacea | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 19 of 46 |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 46 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 40 of 46 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 22 of 46 |
| Lob Lolly Bay | Gordonia lasianthus | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 46 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 46 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 46 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 46 |
| May Hawthorn | Crataegus aestivalis | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 46 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 46 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 25 of 46 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 22 of 46 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 39 of 46 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 46 |
| Needlegrass Rush | Juncus roemerianus | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 46 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 34 of 46 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 42 of 46 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 6 of 46 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 26 of 46 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 46 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 16 of 46 |
| Nutmeg Hickory | Carya myristiciformis | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 46 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 46 |
| Ogeechee Tupelo | Nyssa ogeche | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 46 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 22 of 46 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 17 of 46 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 36 of 46 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 46 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 46 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 46 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 46 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 46 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 46 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 46 |
| Pond Cypress | Taxodium ascendens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 46 |
| Pond Pine | Pinus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 18 of 46 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 29 of 46 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 36 of 46 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 23 of 46 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 17 of 46 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 46 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 46 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 46 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 35 of 46 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 46 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 46 |
| Redbay | Persea borbonia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 28 of 46 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 46 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 46 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 30 of 46 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Sand Cordgrass | Spartina bakeri | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 46 |
| Sarvis Holly | Ilex amelanchier | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 46 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 33 of 46 |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 46 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Seaoats | Uniola paniculata | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 46 |
| Seashore Dropseed | Sporobolus virginicus | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 38 of 46 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 20 of 46 |
| Shining Fetterbush | Lyonia lucida | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 27 of 46 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 46 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 27 of 46 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 46 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 46 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 27 of 46 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 46 |
| Smooth Azalea | Rhododendron arborescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 46 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 24 of 46 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 46 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 27 of 46 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 46 |
| Southern Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 46 |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 46 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 34 of 46 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 26 of 46 |
| Spanish Bayonet | Yucca aloifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 46 |
| Spruce Pine | Pinus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 46 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 46 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 46 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 6 of 46 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 46 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 46 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 29 of 46 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 46 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 24 of 46 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 28 of 46 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 46 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 46 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 46 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 26 of 46 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 46 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 46 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 46 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 28 of 46 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 46 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 19 of 46 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 46 |
| Table Mountain Pine | Pinus pungens | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 25 of 46 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 23 of 46 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 46 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 46 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 19 of 46 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 21 of 46 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 44 of 46 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 46 |
| Turtleweed | Batis maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 46 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 34 of 46 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 46 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 34 of 46 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 26 of 46 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 24 of 46 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 46 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 46 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 46 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 46 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 46 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 26 of 46 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 31 of 46 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 46 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 46 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 46 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 46 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 23 of 46 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 46 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 46 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 33 of 46 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 40 of 46 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 29 of 46 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 46 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 32 of 46 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 46 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 36 of 46 |
| Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 46 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 28 of 46 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to South Carolina?
This page lists the 309 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to South Carolina and routinely available from nurseries: 91 trees, 53 shrubs, 77 wildflowers, 75 grasses and sedges, 5 ferns and 8 vines. They are a small part of South Carolina's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the South Carolina counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to South Carolina?
This page lists 91 trees native to South Carolina that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Water Oak, Eastern Dogwood and Black Cherry, each recorded as native in at least 39 of South Carolina's 46 counties.
What shrubs are native to South Carolina?
This page lists 53 shrubs native to South Carolina that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Beautyberry, American Black Elderberry and New Jersey Tea, each recorded as native in at least 42 of South Carolina's 46 counties.
What wildflowers are native to South Carolina?
This page lists 77 wildflowers native to South Carolina that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Butterfly Weed, Black-Eyed Susan and Partridge Pea, each recorded as native in at least 36 of South Carolina's 46 counties.
Is my plant native to South Carolina?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to South Carolina: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to South Carolina native everywhere in South Carolina?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 189 of the 309 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of South Carolina's 46 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
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Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.